Laundry machine



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LAUN Y MACHINE;

Q Application filed January 16, me, we No. 529,766.

My invention relates to driving and operating mechanism for laundrymachines and has for its object the production of a simple,

durable and lessexpensive construction than any heretofore made, as wellas a more etficient mechanism, one which is compact in its arrangementand adjustment ofpartsso that the entirestructure will not occupy moretub and bench, i i

It is an object of my invention to soz'oonstructlthe same that. it may'bearranged to operate with a single tub and wringer; or with apluralityl of tubs and wringer; to operate the washing mechanism alone,or to operate the washing and wringer mechanisms simultaneously. y 7

A further object of" my invention is to provide mechanism for agitatingthe washer, the operation f the, agitating mechanism being controlledbyflevers adapted to be thrown into and out of engagement with thedriving rod as required during the operation ofthe machine, and toreduce thenum 'ber of gea'rs and other mechanism heretofore required fortransmitting motion to the operating mechanism, "and for regulating theoperation of the different parts of the machine. a y o In theaccompanying drawings' lhave illustrated what I now considerthepreferred form of my invention, in whichfl have shown an embodiment ofthe essentialfeatures of my improvements and in these drawings Fig. 1 isan end elevation of mymachine, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same,

' Fig.3 is a bottomplan view of the oscilp p p r p i "31"wh1ch extendsat right angles theretoand is pivotally' attached attheoppo'site "sideof rlating mechanismf p i r Fig; 4: is a bottom plan yiew f f g lifi dform of oscillating"mechanism f A Fig. 5 is a plan view "of the gear andcam mechanism, a v ;j,

Fig.6 is a; sectional View taken *onjline g L l p Fig. '7 is-a detailiofthe oscillatingmech- I Fig. 8 is'aplan iew of acollarand pro jectingconnecting member co actin t w th the'cam mechanism,

Figs- 9 and 10 fl e respectively a'plan iew and side elevation of, amodified form of said ring used when twotuhs arebeing operatedsimultaneously, p I v r Fig. 11' 's a topplan v ew of' a portion of thesupportingfframe with the tnb removed,

space than will be occupied by the ordinary taching member 29.

F g. 12 is a of Fig.4, V p p a. V

Fig. 13'is a fragmentary top plan'view ,of the tub with a portion brokenaway. 1

7 Referring to the drawings, 12, represents a benchor support of anysuitable form and construction to sustainthe mechanism hereinafterdescribed. I

'Mount-ed within this; frame at atters,

which, has the necessary connection withany V sultable source of drivingpower. A pulley 14, is driven by this motor and has a belt "transmission15 from said motorto a, pulley 16', mountedu on a shaft 17, which issupported in brac rats 18 attached to said frame 12. A sprocket 19 ismountedupon the shatt 17. Supported in bearings 20 is a horizontal Taeiaeg 1E};

detail taken on line shaft 21 which carries a correspondin sprocket 22.A sprocket' chain23 connects and transmits motion to the two sprockets1922 as shown more clearlyinFigure 2; a

' A bevel gear 24 is carried by the shaft 21 near the opposite endthereof, this gear being in operative engagement with the correspondinggear 25. Formed integrally with the gear 25 is a cam ring26idisposedecc'entrically with respect'to gear 25. Surrounding the cam 26 is a ring27, if one tub is used (or ring 28,if two tubs areusged.) a

The oamrings are rovided witha projecting attaching meni er29 tofwhichissecured a horizontally extending rod30, which may be fixed in placebya cotter pini or it otherwise, the attachment being, made through eitherof the openings in said at Having engagement with thelopposite end ofthe rod 30. isa rod the supporting frame to the lever i7. which in turnis bracemember 33; Pivotally attached" atf3fl Extending "laterallyfofthejirame attached to the supporting frame the short arm 35 of which"has engagement:

with the operating rod30, by meansof'a 'pin formed in the edge or thei-odBOfFigfT).

Pivotallyf secured to the supporting frame 36 which normally" re ts: in"a recess37, v

12 is an 'arm 38, one end of Whichisi bent} to extend parallel and incontact with the a V A 100 to this bracemember 33 is aghell crank lever,

is attached at one end to the arm 38, and at the opposite end to astationary part of the supporting frame 12, by means of which the arm ismaintained in the position relative to the rod 30 as it is shown inFigure 3.

The long arm 41 of the bell crank lever extends approximately to thecenter of the tub 42 and has connection with a. rod 43 which projectsbeyond the edge of the supporting member 12. To this rod 43 is pivotallysecured an upwardly extending arm or lever 44 fulcrumed to a stationaryprojection 45 connected with the tub 42 at approximately the middle ofits height. This arm or lever has connection with a rod 46 and transmitsmotion to the agitating mechanism inside of the tub, which mechanism isnot here shown in detail as it is of the same form and construction asnow used on washers of this kind.

Mounted on a pivot 32 is a bell crank lever 47, the short arm 48 ofwhich is attached to the rod 31. A spring 49 has connection at one endwith the rod 31, the opposite end of this spring being attached to thesupporting frame 12, the function of this spring being to maintain thelever 47 at either terminal of its movement. \Vhen the lever 47 isturned to reversed position as shown in Fig. 7 the tension of the spring40 will draw the arm 38 against the pivot 36, and when the recesses 37and 39 are coincident, the pivot 36 will occupy the recess 39,permitting the rod 30 to be reciprocated without transmitting motion tothe bell crank lever 3541.

A vertical shaft 50 supports the crown gear 25 and extends upwardly tothe wringer support 51. The wringer 52 is mounted upon said shaft andadapted to be operated through a system of gears (not here shown)whereby it may be operated from the shaft 21 as an independentlyoperable mechanism.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a slightly modified form of mechanism for theoperation of the agitator inside the tub. In this instance I provide ashaft 53 which extends through the bottom of the tub and supports theagitator on the opposite end thereof. A pinion 54 is carried on the endof this shaft. Positioned in operative relation with said pinion is arack bar 55 which has connection at one end thereof with a rocker arm56, which is pivotally attached at the center thereof to the supportingmember 57, and is connected to the lateral members 58 of the frame 12.The opposite end of the rocker arm 56 is pivotally attached to thereciprocating bar 30 from whence the apparatus receives its motion.-

It is more common practice to arrange the pinion driving the agitator inthe top of the tub as described in Fig. 13, in which case the pinion 57is supported in the cover of the tub in a housing 58. A rack bar 59engages the teeth of the pinion 57, which rack bar has connection withthe reciprocating rod 46 which is actuated by mechanism heretoforedescribed.

I claim 1. An apparatus of the class descrlbed, including in combinationa supporting frame, a washing mechanism mounted thereon, motor drivenmechanism including a driving rod, a cam for reciprocating said rod, abell crank lever connecting said driving rod with the washing mechanism,and means for throwing said driving rod into and out of engagement withthe lever.

2. An apparatus of the class described, including in combination asupporting frame, a washing mechanism mounted thereon, motor drivenmechanism having connection with the aforesaid mechanism said lattermechanism comprising a driving rod, a bell crank lever having pivotalengagement therewith and with the washing mechanism, and meansautomatically controlling the operation of the driving rod as it movesinto and out of engagement with the lever.

3. An apparatus of the class described, including in combination the suporting frame, washing mechanism mounted t iereon, a motor, alongitudinally reciprocating driving rod, cam actuated mechanismconnecting said motor to said rod, a bell crank lever having operativeengagement with said driving rod, connecting means between one arm ofsaid lever and the agitator of the washing mechanism, and means forthrowing said driving rod into and out of engagement with the bell cranklever.

4. An apparatus of the class described, including in combination asupporting frame, washing mechanism mounted thereon, driving mechanism,gears having connection with said driving mechanism, a driving rod, acam positioned eccentrically with respect to one of said gears, andhaving connection with said driving rod, a bell crank lever, adetachable connection joining said lever to said rod, and a hand leverfor actuating said connection whereby said lever is disconnected fromsaid rod.

5. An apparatus of the class described, including in combination thesupporting frame, washing mechanism mounted thereon, driving mechanism,a driving rod operated by the driving mechanism, a bell crank leverhaving connection with said driving rod for transmitting a reciprocatingmotlon to the washing machine mechanism, and means for disconnectingsaid driving rod from the lever.

6. An apparatus of the class described, including in combination the suporting frame, washing mechanism mounted t ereon, a driving rod. camactuated mechanism operating said rod, 0. bell crank lever regulatingthe transmission of reciprocating motion r 1,649,008 r i from saiddriving rod to the washing mechanlsm, a spring having connection wlthone end of said rod to "maintain said rod in operative engagement Withsaid lever.

5 7. An apparatus of the class described including a supporting frame, aWashing machine mounted thereon, motor mechanism, a shaft rotated bysaid mechanism, an eccentric wheel carried by said shaft, a bandsurrounding said wheel, a lever joined to WILLIAM W. WiNGER.

